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Sunny (TV series)

American black comedy television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sunny (TV series)
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Sunny is an American black comedy television series created by Katie Robbins, based on the 2018 novel The Dark Manual by Irish writer Colin O'Sullivan.[2][3] The series premiered on July 10, 2024, on Apple TV+.[4]

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In November 2024, Apple TV+ cancelled the series after one season.[5]

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Premise

Suzie, an American woman living in Kyoto whose husband and son vanished in a plane crash, receives a domestic robot from her husband's robotics company.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

  • Fares Belkheir as Zen Sakamoto, Suzie and Masa's son
  • Shin Shimizu [ja] as Tetsu, one of Himé's cohorts
  • Sekiguchi Anam [ja] as Yuki Tanaka, a young ImaTech employee who shares the same name as the elder roboticist
  • Fubito Yamano [ja] as Jin, Himé's cousin and a fellow member of the yakuza
  • Kazuko Sakagami [ja] as a close friend of Noriko's
  • Tetsu Watanabe as Reiji, one of Himé's henchmen
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Episodes

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Production

In February 2022, Apple TV+ announced production of Sunny, to film in Japan with Rashida Jones starring and executive producing.[10] In July, Hidetoshi Nishijima joined the cast[11] and filming began.[12] In October, Joanna Sotomura, annie the clumsy, You, Judy Ongg, and Jun Kunimura were added.[13]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 90% approval rating with an average rating of 7.2/10, based on 61 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Brightened up by Rashida Jones' sly comedic timing, Sunny is a melancholy sci-fi series that positively glows."[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 68 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[14]

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